A cohesive team or group structure is an essential component in today’s workplace and requires skill in many areas, including professional and constructive communication; task focus, engagement and leadership; consensus building; conflict management; and resolution of differences. We’ve designed a two-week collaborative activity that will allow you to demonstrate these skills while developing a more complete understanding of key theories and concepts associated with the Capstone learning outcomes. This collaborative activity uses a case study to summarize, analyze, and evaluate key concepts and theories associated with 1) diversity and cross-cultural issues; and 2) ethical issues that affect competing entities, with particular attention focused on issues affecting underrepresented and disenfranchised individuals and groups. You focused on diversity  and cross-cultural issues throughout Week 3 and you will focus on ethical issues throughout Week 4. Each week, you must contribute meaningfully through analysis, synthesis, and the effective use of cited information as evidence.    We intentionally scheduled this collaborative activity to run concurrently with the development of your Diversity Perspectives and Ethical Perspectives papers to give everyone the opportunity, through collaborative discussion, to gain a deeper understanding of key cross-cultural and ethical issues. We hope you’ll benefit from seeing how others analyze these issues as you’re working on your own research. This collaboration should in turn inform your own individual writing. Remember, you must individually demonstrate mastery of the Collaboration competency to successfully complete the Capstone. Note: focus on the skills listed in the first paragraph above. Avoid the temptation to propose solutions.  Case study: Headquartered in the United States, G2Q is a multinational company specializing in the commodification of water. In response to company shareholders’ demands for higher revenue, the company has adopted increasingly aggressive practices in its quest to acquire controlling rights to regional water resources around the globe. As part of that initiative, the company secretly proposed a profit-sharing agreement with some local leaders in a South Pacific location in exchange for the right to divert more surface and spring water to expand their bottled water production. This has resulted in local protests and work slowdowns at the local plant, which in turn decreased productivity and financial losses. In an attempt to return to profitability, G2Q brought in managers from company headquarters to displace indigenous people previously hired in supervisory and leadership roles. None of the incoming managers speak the local language, and most complain about what they consider to be substandard living and working conditions. Most of the employees are members of ethnic minorities from the host country with distinct differences in cultural norms and language preferences. For exa.

1. A cohesive team or group structure is an essential component in
today’s workplace and requires skill in many areas, including
professional and constructive communication; task focus,
engagement and leadership; consensus building; conflict
management; and resolution of differences. We’ve designed a
two-week collaborative activity that will allow you to
demonstrate these skills while developing a more complete
understanding of key theories and concepts associated with the
Capstone learning outcomes.
This collaborative activity uses a case study to summarize,
analyze, and evaluate key concepts and theories associated with
1) diversity and cross-cultural issues; and 2) ethical issues that
affect competing entities, with particular attention focused on
issues affecting underrepresented and disenfranchised
individuals and groups. You focused on diversity and cross-
cultural issues throughout Week 3 and you will focus on ethical
issues throughout Week 4. Each week, you must contribute
meaningfully through analysis, synthesis, and the effective use
of cited information as evidence.
We intentionally scheduled this collaborative activity to run
concurrently with the development of your Diversity
Perspectives and Ethical Perspectives papers to give everyone
the opportunity, through collaborative discussion, to gain a
deeper understanding of key cross-cultural and ethical issues.
We hope you’ll benefit from seeing how others analyze these
issues as you’re working on your own research. This
collaboration should in turn inform your own individual writing.
Remember, you must individually demonstrate mastery of the
Collaboration competency to successfully complete the
Capstone.
Note: focus on the skills listed in the first paragraph above.
Avoid the temptation to propose solutions.
Case study:
Headquartered in the United States, G2Q is a multinational
company specializing in the commodification of water. In

2. response to company shareholders’ demands for higher revenue,
the company has adopted increasingly aggressive practices in its
quest to acquire controlling rights to regional water resources
around the globe. As part of that initiative, the company
secretly proposed a profit-sharing agreement with some local
leaders in a South Pacific location in exchange for the right to
divert more surface and spring water to expand their bottled
water production. This has resulted in local protests and work
slowdowns at the local plant, which in turn decreased
productivity and financial losses.
In an attempt to return to profitability, G2Q brought in
managers from company headquarters to displace indigenous
people previously hired in supervisory and leadership roles.
None of the incoming managers speak the local language, and
most complain about what they consider to be substandard
living and working conditions.
Most of the employees are members of ethnic minorities from
the host country with distinct differences in cultural norms and
language preferences. For example, some behave as though they
speak no English, while others refuse to make eye contact with
managers. Still others appear to agree with everything managers
say, then ignore their directions.
One former manager who quit, married a local, and lives in a
nearby village has advised the incoming managers that “things
are done differently over here” and cautions them against
rushing to judgment. That presents a dilemma, as the company
CEO has promised all managers a
sizeable
bonus if the plant regains its formerly profitable status within
two years. Otherwise, the company will close down that
location, firing the managers and leaving hundreds of people
with little hope of finding other employment.
Directions:
In Module 3 we asked you to work together to analyze key
concepts drawn from scholarly literature related to diversity and
cross-cultural issues. This week, you will build upon that

3. collective knowledge by examining ethical issues that affect
competing entities, with particular attention focused on issues
affecting underrepresented and disenfranchised individuals and
groups.
You will work in the same groups your instructor established
for the Week 3 part of
The Global Workplace
case study. Remember to keep all communication in your
assigned group discussion area, and be prepared to engage with
group members through the week.
As a group, decide who’s responsible for the following, making
sure that
all
topics are assigned:
Ethical relativism
Virtue ethics
Utilitarianism
Social justice theory
Economic justice
Social responsibility in organizational communication
As you did last week, each group member is to post a
meaningful, original contribution (300-400 words) to their
group by
Thursday
. The initial contribution should be a succinct yet well-
supported
analysis
of the assigned topic, using the case study as context and
synthesizing
information and ideas from at least three properly cited
scholarly sources. Further, each initial contribution must draw
upon the group’s work in Week 3. Organize your work properly
in multiple paragraphs (just as you would a brief essay) and use
correct APA citation format.
Failure to post your contribution by Thursday will lessen the
group’s ability to work together effectively. Likewise, minimal

4. participation, arguments, and
groupthink
will also affect the group. Do not ignore such behavior!
Address the resulting conflict in a productive manner.
By
Saturday
, provide feedback to at least two other group members on their
initial contributions. You will need to work together to be sure
everyone’s work receives feedback. In your feedback to others,
evaluate the depth of information provided and the extent to
which cited information was synthesized. Be specific in your
feedback. Identify the content you found most substantive;
justify your position. Ask probing questions and request
clarification where needed; provide reasoned evidence to
substantiate your response.